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Eyam, Derbyshire

Clare Balding walks along a new long-distance path towards Eyam, the Derbyshire village best known for its heroic approach to the bubonic plague in the 17th century.

Clare Balding walks to Eyam this week - the Derbyshire village best known for its heroic approach to the bubonic plague in the 17th century. She rambles along the brand-new Peak Pilgrimage long distance footpath, devised to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the plague, during which Eyam famously put itself into quarantine to stop the disease spreading further.

Producer: Karen Gregor.

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23 minutes

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Role Contributor
Presenter Clare Balding
Producer Karen Gregor

Broadcasts

  • Thu 24 Mar 2016 15:00
  • Sat 26 Mar 2016 06:07

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